In October 2005 the World Bank and the Sofia Distance Learning Center started series of videoconferences, which address a wide range of global issues. Some of them include: global poverty, communicable diseases, education for all, migration, climate change, access to water, malnutrition and hunger, international trade, international financial stability, conflicts, global public goods, and biodiversity. The aim of the series is to promote better understanding of the nature and significance of global issues, and to generate discussion on the actions that are already under way, and what more needs to be done. Most of the participants will include senior undergraduate and graduate students of the social sciences, international development, public policy and business.
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